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The Rochester Fire department cleans up the scene of a crash on the Spaulding Turnpike in Rochester on Monday night where a motorist drove his car into the rear of a parked tow truck just south of the Rochester tolls.

ROCHESTER — An unidentified man escaped with scrapes and bruises after he rear-ended a tow truck on Spaulding Turnpike Monday night, according to a State Police trooper.

Police say that around 9:45 p.m., a man driving a Nissan Altima was looking at his phone while driving north on the turnpike, just south of the Rochester tolls, when he veered to the right and struck a parked tow truck.

The tow truck at the time was in the breakdown lane as it had just loaded a white Toyota to be towed, according to State Police.

Though the Nissan Altima was destroyed — having extensive damage to the front and roof of the vehicle — the driver, whose name was not available Monday, was not transported to the hospital.

A state trooper on the scene said the man only suffered scrapes, bumps and bruises in the accident.

The axle on the Rochester Truck tow truck was broken as a result of the accident, police said.

Both vehicles involved were towed from the scene.

No charges against the drivers involved had been filed at this time.

The accident remains under investigation.

The Rochester Fire Department and Frisbie Memorial Hospital EMS also responded to the incident.